Opinion No.

Mr. Dan Flowers, Chairman State Employees Insurance Advisory Committee P.O. Box 3278 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203

Dear Mr. Flowers:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning Act 646 of 1987, which amended A.C.A. 19-4-1602 (a)(4). That statute lists the permissible items which may be deducted from the payroll of state employees. Item (a)(4) formerly listed "group hospital, medical, and life insurance deductions". That item has been amended by adding a sentence which states that:

However, any payroll deductions through the Arkansas state mechanized payroll system for state…